IMPHAL, Sept 19 NNN : Federation of All Tribal Youth Clubs, Manipur (FATYCM) has alleged that Manipur State Illness Assistance Fund (MSIAF) managed by the Directorate of Health Services, Manipur is meant for the patients from Below Poverty Line (BPL) families but in contrary financially sound people are enjoying it.
\nFATYCM said this in its missive submitted to Manipur chief minister O Ibobi Singh today.
\nSigned by its secretary Lethang Haokip, FATYCM expressed its resentment that the system of re-imbursement for the patients from BPL families is next to impossible now while adding, \u201cBased on the fact that MSIAF is a total failure in context of the tribal patients.\u201d
\nFATYCM in its memorandum alleged that the state developments or facilities are concentrated on in the valley \u201cinspite of the fact that Manipur is a state inhabited by various tribal groups and communities for ages.\u201d The tribal youth body further alleged that tribals in Manipur are facing a lot of problems particularly in health care fronts.
\n\u201cHundreds of patients from the hill districts have been facing immense inconveniences while battling for their lives in want of financial assistance,\u201d said the tribal youth body. It further said that these patients from BPL families are finding hardship while trying to go for medical treatment \u201cso every year many patients die from cancer, Hep-C, TB etc., etc..\u201d<\/p>\n\n